Koda
Koda was the 411th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 778 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 625 places. More babies were named Koda in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it KOH-duh /ˈkoʊdə/
- Rank in 2025
- #411 boys, up 178 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 778boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025778 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,573babies recorded
What does the name Koda mean?
Koda is a modern American name, mostly for boys. Wiktionary lists it without an etymology. It is often said to be a Native American word for "friend" (compare Dakota, which Wiktionary glosses "ally"), and a bear cub named Koda appears in Disney's Brother Bear (2003), but no dictionary source confirms a meaning for Koda itself. Its origin is treated as undocumented.
How sure is this? Not documented. Claimed Native American meaning is not documented.
Other explanations you may read: Native American for 'friend'.
Related names: Dakota, Kodah, Cody.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Koda', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dakota', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Koda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,289 | #411 | 80 | 778 |
| 2020 | #3,578 | #589 | 42 | 470 |
| 2010 | #12,917 | #1,595 | 8 | 99 |
| 2000 | — | #5,758 | — | 12 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
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How popular is Koda, counting every spelling?
Koda is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #376 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #411 for Koda on its own. Together these spellings went to 885 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koda | 778 | #411 | 3,447 |
| Coda | 49 | #2,650 | 244 |
| Kodah | 44 | #2,863 | 197 |
| Codah | 14 | #6,192 | 62 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Koda?
778 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Koda (0.22 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Koda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 11 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Koda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Koda?
About 6,900 people born in the US named Koda are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Koda a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Koda by state
How common Koda was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (6.9×), Oklahoma (3.3×), Idaho (2.8×), New Mexico (2.5×), Utah (2.4×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, Connecticut, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Koda: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Koda, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Koda · Sibling names for Koda
Questions about the name Koda
How popular is the name Koda?
Koda was the 411th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 778 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 625 places. More babies were named Koda in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Koda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Koda in the US.
Where is Koda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Koda was most common in Hawaii (2.77 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Idaho.